Chapter 1409 Not Give Up!


    Chapter 1409 Not Give up!


    Selena stared at the side profile of she for a moment before speaking up. "Leia, go get us two cups of


    milk tea," she said.


    Leia went to get the milk tea.


    Selena sat down beside Hattie and said, "Hattie."


    Hattie snapped out of her thoughts and turned to look at Selena. She hesitated before speaking up.


    "Selena, I want to..."


    Selena looked into the girl''s eyes and asked, "What do you want to do, Hattie?"


    Gathering all her courage, Hattie said, "I want to avenge my mother!"


    Selena had already guessed as much and showed no surprise on her face. She knew that Leon and


    herself had been protecting Hattie too closely, and Manny hadn''t had a chance to make a move on her.


    On the other hand, she had been unable to find any evidence of Manny''s involvement in her mother''s


    murder.


    Manny hated all the girls in the Riddle family equally and preferred to torture them rather than kill them


    outright.


    "Have you seen theplete evidence when you were in the detention center, Hattie?" Selena asked,


    looking straight into the girl''s eyes.


    Hattie''s slender body stiffened, her face turning pale and frightened.


    She suddenly threw herself into Selena''s arms and hugged her tightly. "Selena, please believe me. I


    won''t let them use and control me again! I will definitely avenge my mother!"


    Selena gently stroked the girl''s hair and smiled lightly. "If that''s what you want to do, then go and do it


    bravely. But remember not to lose yourself and live well."


    Hattie nodded heavily in Selena''s arms, her voice choked with sobs. "I will definitely live on!"


    Leia soon returned with the milk tea. Selena handed a cup to Hattie and watched as the girl took it and


    turned away, determined to do what she had to do.


    Leia looked at her little apprentice''s back in confusion and asked, "Madam Selena, where is Miss Hattie


    going?"


    "Home."


    "But the Riddle family is in so much danger now..."


    "Hattie wants to find evidence and avenge her mother."


    Leia panicked, "Madam Selena, it''s too dangerous. Miss Hattie is only thirteen years old, she''s just a


    child..."


    Selena looked at Hattie''s thin and delicate back, as if she saw herself at that age, and smiled.


    "Thirteen... that''s enough."


    When she was thirteen...


    Selena looked up at the blue sky above her. A young eagle flew up from the direction of the rising sun,


    screeching as it soared higher and farther into the sky.


    ...


    And while everyone was focused on the chaos in the Riddle family, the Soo family, which had been


    quiet all along, was the first to send out a message.


    In the Turner family''s hall, Selena looked at the invitation on the table and raised an eyebrow. Patrick


    poured her a ss of water and asked, "What do you think, Selena?"


    Selena''s slender fingers tapped the table as she shook her head. "It''s too early to say anything now."


    Patrick thought for a moment and exined to Selena, "The Riddle family is different from the Soo


    family. Before the illegitimate child was exposed, Leon was the only legitimate male heir of his


    generation in the Riddle family. In addition, Miss Riddle was young, and the rtionship between the


    siblings was good. There was no conflict over the session, so Leon was able to wield power for


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    many years."


    "But the Soo family ispletely different. Nichs only cares about his own interests. Even though


    he''s almost eighty years old, he still tightly holds all the power in his hands. This has led to Alfie''s


    father, my uncle, living a mediocre and unhappy life."


    "In Alfie''s generation, it''s even worse... He hasn''t received anything that his son or grandson could


    inherit."


    Selena smiled as she listened.


    From this perspective, Alfie waspletely powerless. It was no surprise that he lost so in the eyes of


    outsiders.


    Selena looked at the engagement invitation on the table with a yful glint in her eyes.


    Patrick saw her expression and asked, "What would you do if you were in Alfie''s shoes, Selena?"


    Selenazily propped her chin with her hand and said, "Patrick, do you want to bet with me?"


    Patrick''s eyes lit up. "What''s the bet?"


    Selena pointed at the invitation. "Let''s bet on the Soo family''s struggle. Who will be the ultimate


    winner?"


    Patrick became interested. "Who do you bet on to win, Selena?"


    Selena smiled. "I bet on Alfie."


    Patrickughed at Selena''s enthusiastic expression. "Then I''ll bet on Selena to win."


    Selena was speechless. Could they really bet like this?


    Oscar, who had been silent all this time, listened to their conversation and asked Selena, "Why are you


    so certain that Alfie will win?"


    Selena blinked and said matter-of-factly, "Because Uncle won''t allow Alfie to lose."


    Compared to Patrick''s blood rtionship with Alfie, the Turner family naturally preferred to see


    Nichs''s downfall, as they had a feud with him.


    Oscar was at a loss for words.


    Patrick chuckled and coughed. "Selena, Father won''t easily interfere in other families'' affairs."


    Oscar is after all a member of Zone Six, with a special identity. He won''t interfere with the internal


    conflicts of the various prestigious families in the capital unless absolutely necessary.


    Selena leisurely took the invitation and said, "My intuition tells me that Alfie won''t lose." She then


    looked at Patrick and answered his earlier question, "Patrick, if I were born into a family without any


    freedom, there is only one thing I would do."


    She smiled faintly, her eyes filled with cruelty, "Better to die a glorious death than to live in dishonor!"


    Selena took the invitation back to the vi. When Osvaldo returned in the evening, he had dinner with


    his wife and went to his study to work.


    At nine o''clock that night, Selena pushed open the door of Osvaldo''s study, ced the invitation on the


    table, and looked at his eyes. "Will you go?"


    Osvaldo didn''t look at the invitation. He lifted Selena into his arms and asked gently, "Do you want to


    go?"


    Selena sighed slightly, "Although it''s troublesome, Nichs must not win." If Nichs won, it would be


    very difficult for the Turner family to recover what was taken by the Soo family. But if Alfie came into


    power-


    Selena had a feeling that Alfie was not a shameless person, and it would be easier to recover what


    belonged to the Turner family from him.


    Osvaldo looked at his wife carefully and a hint of darkness shed in his eyes. He raised his lips


    slightly and pinched Selena''s nose, "If I don''t agree, will you not go?"


    Selena blinked and nodded, "Yes."


    Although she didn''t know what Alfie was thinking, he was once Selena''s fiancé, and Selena had been


    paying attention to this aspect since epting Osvaldo''s proposal.


    She brought the invitation back to the vi mainly to ask for Osvaldo''s opinion.